Ghumakkar's Diary

Every ride has its own story, own roads, own riders and unforgettable memories ~ Ghumakkar Most of the rides I had with Rudra, has been planned and executed within a day or two. Way back in August, it happened in similar way; we did the reconnaissance, finalized the ride to Bheemashankar, asked a few mates, and got on to the road. We were 4 guys on 3 bikes, me on my TBTS – Achtung, Rudra on his Pulsar 220, Palzor on his RE Bullet Standard with CMS as pillion. Rudra on Pulsar220, Palzor on Std 350, Me on TBTS-Achtung Bhimasahankar is some 200 kilometers from Mumbai and about 120 km from Pune. The Temple is located in the Bhorgiri village, near Khed, Pune. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas . Interestingly, three out of twelve Jyotirlingas are located in Maharashtra at Bheemashankar, Trimbakeshwar and Grishneshwar . Bhima River originates at Bhimashankar and flows south east to merges with the Krishna near Raichur. This region falls under the Bhimashankar Wildlife S...

“Let the Road be my abode”               I have been trying to write this log for weeks, but for the reason none other than procrastination, I couldn’t. J . So here’s this account of our Trimbakeshwar ride and trek, that we had a few weeks ago.                     Well, few weeks back on a fine Sunday we planned a ride to Trimbak. It’s a small town near Nashik, and famous for one of twelve Jyotirlingas Shri Tryambakeśvara (Trambakeshwar). Godavari River, the longest river in peninsular India, originates from Bramhagiri Mountains located near the Trambakeshwar temple. Kusavarta is a kund (well/small pond) which is considered as the origin of the river Godavari symbolically. Trimbakeshwar Temple (image from Wikipedia)                       Wikipedia s...